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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Lower Jaw Due To An Injury

I was playing volleyball and accidentally hit the ball backwards, causing it to slam underneath my lower jaw. This caused my lower jaw to slam upwards. Now biting down hurts alot and opening my mouth wide hurts a bit to. What should I do? Is it serious?
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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Hi,Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you got lower jaw injury by ball.Now you have difficulty in chewing and opening of mouth.It seems to me soft tissue injury.It does not seems serious to me. However you can get your x-ray to rule out fracture. For pain relief you can take analgesic such as ibuprofen. Vitamin B and C are helpful in recovering.You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.
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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Lower Jaw Due To An Injury

Hi,Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you got lower jaw injury by ball.Now you have difficulty in chewing and opening of mouth.It seems to me soft tissue injury.It does not seems serious to me. However you can get your x-ray to rule out fracture. For pain relief you can take analgesic such as ibuprofen. Vitamin B and C are helpful in recovering.You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.